Space Time Continuo - Terra e cielo (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Balletti a 3 voci: No. 12, Il tormentato - Il primo libro della musica a 2 voci: Bicinium No. 20 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Amanda Keesmaat)
02. Recercada primera sobre tenores Italianos
03. Il primo libro della musica a 2 voci: Bicinium No. 13
04. Angel' divin' (Arr. for Bass Flute & Continuo by Amanda Keesmaat)
05. Balletti a 3 voci: No. 3, Lo spensierato (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Amanda Keesmaat)
06. Balletti a 3 voci: No. 4, Lo sdegnato (Arr. for Archlute & Harp by Sylvain Bergeron & Antoine Malette-Chénier)
07. Balletti a 3 voci: No. 16, Il passionato (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Amanda Keesmaat)
08. Canzon à due bassi, F 8.15c
09. Toccata No. 2 - Ligatura per l'arpa a 4
10. Il primo libro delle musiche: No. 1, Chi è costei (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Amanda Keesmaat)
11. Intavolatura di lauto, Book 1: No. 14, Toccata VI
12. Intavolatura di lauto, Book 1: No. 29, Gagliarda VII
13. Compositioni musicali: Sonata No. 4
14. Recercada ottava sobre tenores Italianos
15. Capricci a 2 stromenti (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Amanda Keesmaat)
16. Sonata cromatica
17. Recercada tercera sobre "O felic'occhi miei"
18. Balletti a 3 voci: No. 1, Il ballerino (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Amanda Keesmaat)
19. Il primo libro della musica a 2 voci: Bicinium No. 15 (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Amanda Keesmaat)
20. Recercada quinta sobre tenores Italianos (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble by Jessica Korotkin)

(Halifax/Kjipuktuk, NS) Leaf Music announces the distribution of a new recording, terra e cielo (STC2024) from Montreal’s Space Time Continuo baroque bass ensemble. This captivating album, to be released on March 8, re-imagines Italian vocal and instrumental music spanning the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. It features works by Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi, Diego Ortiz, Giulio and Francesca Caccini and Girolamo Frescobaldi.

Created in 2019 and directed by cellist Amanda Keesmaat, the fluid personnel of Space Time Continuo perform on plucked strings, keyboards, and low-pitched bowed and wind instruments. Terra e cielo features musicians Amanda Keesmaat (cello and lirone); Antoine Malette-Chénier (triple harp); Karim Nasr (dulcian); Jessica Korotkin (cello and viola da gamba); Christophe Gauthier (harpsichord and organ); Sylvain Bergeron (archlute); and a cameo from Vincent Lauzer (bass recorder). A new addition to the ensemble, a lirone made by Francis Beaulieu in 2023, provides an auditory window into the divine, depicting heavenly scenes that were commonly presented in early Italian works. This lirone (or lira da gamba) is a string instrument used to realize figured bass with fifteen gut strings and fretted neck. When played, it’s held between the legs like a cello or viola da gamba.

The album was recorded at Oscar Peterson Hall, Concordia University, Montreal and was produced by and supported by CALQ (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec) and the Canada Council for the Arts. This is the third album from this ensemble; learn more at spacetimecontinuo.com

Leaf Music is an independent recording label based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, making and distributing high-quality classical music recordings by artists and composers from across Canada. Our growing catalogue of solo, orchestral, and chamber music is distributed by Naxos of America to the world’s most important music retailers, download providers, and streaming services. Leaf is also a provider of professional audio and video production, post-production services and integrated music marketing and distribution in Canada.

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